Egypt coup: A decade on, liberals must do some serious self-reflection
Drawing lessons from the tumultuous events of the past decade, they should strive to rescue the country from the grip of authoritarianism. On the night of the 3 July 2013 coup that ousted Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected civilian leader,…
Foreign travel advice, Egypt
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to: the Governorate of North Sinai within 20km of the Egyptian and Libyan border. This excludes the town of El Salloum (where we continue to advise against all but…
Greece boat disaster: Trafficking suspects plead not guilty
Nine Egyptian men accused of causing a disaster last week when a vessel carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast have pleaded not guilty. The nine suspects – all aged between 20 and 40 – are accused of…
Egypt approves budget amid privatisation drive, economic crisis
Egypt is dealing with an economic crisis, with the government seeking investments to meet its foreign debt obligations. Egypt will be allocating 127.7 billion Egyptian pounds ($4.14bn) for its food subsidy programme for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on July…
One of three Britons who died in Egypt boat fire named
One of the three Britons who died after a diving boat burst into flames in Egypt’s Red Sea on Sunday has been named as Christina Quinn, who was the chief executive of a hospice. The 58-year-old was on a medium-sized…
Russian man killed in shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea resort
Coastline to remain off limits with a ban on swimming, snorkelling and other water sports activities until Sunday. A Russian man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada,…
Is it safe to travel to Egypt?
”Some parts of Egypt have travel advisories in place, while some acts such as drinking in public could land you in hot water. Here’s what you need to know.” From the pyramids of Giza and the temples of Luxor to…
Egypt’s headline inflation slows to 30.6% in April
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation in April slowed to 30.6% from 32.7% in March, data from the state statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Wednesday, lower than analysts had expected. Month-on-month, urban inflation slowed to 1.7% from 2.7% in March and…
Inflation, IMF austerity and grandiose military plans edge more Egyptians into poverty
Increasing numbers of Egyptians are desperately hunting for second jobs, cutting back on eating meat and scrambling to find new ways to cope with soaring prices, amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Ahmed Fawzi is searching for a second job even…
Egypt’s economic impasse: Sisi still launches unfeasible projects for propaganda
Last Friday, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi toured the capital, Cairo, which revealed the process of establishing a new project within the projects of his national government, which are considered by the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors who are calling for…
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